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from ok to mediocre so i was curious to see how well it would perform read the panasonic r 1492 review qodosen sr 286 am lw fm sw high performance portable updated this is a rather unusual review of a rather singular product the qodosen sr 286 is based on the nxp tef6686 dsp chip which is designed for car radio use as such it offers levels of performance and adjustability far beyond what i have come to expect of portable radios in some ways this little radio has absolutely astounded me with what it can do in many ways it is nothing short of amazing i have added an addendum at the conclusion discussing gary debock s supercharged sr 286 read the updated qodosen sr 286 review sihuadon r 108 review update this is an update to the radiwow r 108 review published in 2019 a while back xhdata had rebadged the radiwow as the sihuadon r 108 there have been a few updates along the way and this article will refer to those as well as the latest update available spring 2024 i ended up with three different production versions of this radio we ll check them out compare them and take a quick look inside read the sihuadon r 108 update sony icf 5500w here s another vintage radio which a reader loaned to me for review this guy works in vermont helping people who have trouble receiving their pbs station amidst obstructions caused by hilly terrain he told me that among the collection of radios on which he relies the sony icf 5500w is among the best for fm he sent me one on loan along with a dead set for investigation and i m glad he did because although i had known this model existed i never knew much about it and it has turned out to be a real find with unexpectedly great reception read the sony icf 5500w review sears silvertone 800 900 6223 3223 4223 updates this is an update to add more models to the story read updated article sony icf 2001 am lw sw fm a most unusual radio and a look at some other radios which use whip antennas for am reception when sony introduced the icf 2001 in 1980 it was nothing short of a revolution in portable radios not to be confused with the later icf 2001d which is a completely different model introduced in 1985 and known here in the us as the icf 2010 one of the longest lived and most iconic portable radios ever made the icf 2001 was the first portable radio to offer direct frequency input via a numeric key pad with a digital readout and other digital tuning features somehow though the icf 2001 seems to have faded into relative obscurity and i had never seen one or known enough about it to look for one until a reader named george graciously loaned me his 2001 for evaluation as it turns out the icf 2001 has some unusual capabilities which we will explore read the sony icf 2001 review xhdata d 608 emergency radio the new d 608 is a full featured emergency radio from xhdata who has become a major manufacturer of portable radios over the past several years it provides excellent performance and all the features we have come to expect of modern digital emergency radios with few extra features not generally seen as well you might also find it great for general daily use as well read the xhdata d 608 review sangean hdr 19 am fm hd bluetooth radio sangean s hdr 19 is an upgrade to their superb analog style wr 55 which i reported on a few months ago it is housed in the same natural cherry ported wooden cabinet and shares the same powerful amplifier of the wr 55 but includes a digital interface with all of the features of today s modern radios adding fm stereo hd reception rds and remote control i ll put the two radios side by side to compare them for you read the sangean hdr 19 review sony tfm 7300 super sensitive am fm portable sony s iconic line of super sensitive radios were very popular models produced from the late 1950 s through at least the mid 70 s they performed amazingly well even with somewhat simplified designs and were certainly desirable in many ways the tfm 7300 is a lunchbox size am fm radio introduced in 1965 and is overall a very nice all analog radio read the s ony tfm 7300 super sensitive radio review motorola xp7c xp7ce am portable radio for those of you who follow my website you know that for the past few years i have been discovering more and more vintage analog portable radios this motorola was recommended to me by a reader who felt it was the hottest radio he ever had and that it had outperformed some reference radios which i have rated as which is quite a claim i must admit i had never heard of this model before and i found very little information about it online but as usual i was extremely curious as to what it was all about read the motorola xp7c xp7ce review sangean wr 55 am fm table radio at first glance the wr 55 appears to be an ordinary am fm table radio but it is actually an advanced design with performance that is surprising in some ways its release is timed to celebrate sangean s 50 th anniversary and they have designated it as a 50 th anniversary commemorative edition operationally the wr 55 is a simple am fm tabletop design with a lighted rotary analog style tuning dial volume and tone controls am fm aux bluetooth mode selector and a tuning mode led indicator but it s got some surprises under the hood that make it special let s take the wr 55 for a test drive hitachi th 812 am portable radio here s another classic all analog am only portable from the 60 s hitachi described the th 812 as super sensitivity plus this is the first hitachi radio i ve had so i was very interested to learn all i could about it it was introduced in 1964 and is a 9 transistor design with a tuned rf stage and three gang air variable tuning condenser old school all the way and highly desirable it features a 5 ferrite rod of large cross section a big slide rule dial 3 1 2 x 5 ½ approx oval speaker leather case and gives very long battery life from its 6 d cells let s take the hitachi th 812 for a test drive xhdata d 109wb am lw sw fm weather band bluetooth radio tf card reader xhdata s new d 109wb is an upgrade to their excellent d 109 which i reviewed several months ago most of its details still apply original xhdata d 109 review there s good news and great news here the new radio has all the same basic performance and features of the original d 109 but adds several new features and capabilities which make it a very worthwhile upgrade read the xhdata d 109wb review c crane skywave 2 following the upgrade of the skywave ssb to the ssb 2 several months ago c crane has now announced that the original skywave is now upgraded to the skywave 2 for most of the details on the skywave s design and operation you can read my original c crane skywave review c crane skywave review there are several upgrades and improvements which make a great radio even nicer read all about the details in the c crane skywave 2 review masterwork m 2812 m 2850 am portable radios left m 2812 right m 2850 the masterwork m 2812 and m 2850 are am portables from the early to mid 1960 s i bought one of these as a kid when i discovered how sensitive it was it was a revelation that let me hear my favorite weak station much more clearly than on my previous portable radio roughly 55 years later in 2023 i found them on ebay and was surprised at how well they perform today read the masterwork m 2812 m 2850 review xhdata sihuadon d 808 update may 2023 the original xhdata d 808 was released several years ago and rapidly became a favorite model for radio enthusiasts due to its excellent performance and a very complete set of features at a relatively low cost just over 100 there may have been ongoing changes along the way but i am aware of two main revisions one which occurred in 2021 2022 and one more recently in 2023 there has been much discussion online about reduced am performance of the new version so i decided to obtain one to compare with my original d 808 and the results were interesting read the updated xhdata d 808 review tecsun pl 320 am fm sw portable radio the new tecsun pl 320 has arrived and takes its place as one of the recent crop of small inexpensive radios with amazingly good performance for the size and price when we heard about the new pl 320 we were told it would be the same as the pl 330 minus ssb and synchronous detection as it turns out however the 320 seems to have benefitted from a few upgrades so it has some plusses to consider and it does one or two tricks not available on the pl 330 read the tecsun pl 320 review how i test radios i am frequently asked how i test radios and decided it was time to explain exactly how i do it there are many sources of information as well as disinformation on the internet and they vary from helpful to ridiculously inept so for the record here is an overview of my testing methodology read article how i test radios xhdata d 109 multiband radio w bluetooth tf card reader the new xhdata d 109 has been quite a surprise with all around excellent i should say unbelievable performance for its low price which is around 31 plus shipping from xhdata as of this writing i put the d 109 next to some other similarly sized but more expensive portables for some comparisons and the results were interesting and impressive read the xhdata d 109 review sangean mmr 99 am fm rbds weather bluetooth emergency radio sangean just keeps coming up with new models that increase our expectations of what a radio should be and they ve done it again with their new mmr 99 emergency radio we ve come a long way since the early baygen freeplay wind up radios with mechanical clockwork mechanisms which spun an internal generator to power the radio fast forward a few decades and the emergency radio has grown up the better ones offer a host of features which make these radios an important part of your emergency preparedness kit including not only solar and hand crank battery charging but also the ability to charge a phone or other usb device emergency lights weather band with alerts and more we ll take a close look at the new sangean mmr 99 xhdata d 328 am fm sw mp3 radio here we have another 20 radio i ve also found it occasionally for less that offers not only fm or am fm reception but also sw and mp3 playback via an sd card that seems to be a lot of features for 20 we ll take the d 328 on a test drive to see what you can for your 20 read the xhdata d 328 review sangean wfr 39 internet radio the wfr 39 is the latest wifi portable internet radio from sangean and would appear to be an update to their well known wfr 28 portable it is much smaller than the wfr 28 about half the size yet offers improved audio with an advanced technology speaker sometimes the sound coming from this smallish box is amazing the wfr 39 offers battery portability along with all the features of an up to date wifi internet streaming device read the sangean wfr 39 review crane skywave ssb 2 when c crane first introduced the compact skywave and skywave ssb radios i was frankly amazed at what they had accomplished and i described the original ssb model as the swiss army knife of portable radios the skywaves are unique in their band coverage and as far as i know are the only travel sized radios to cover all the bands they do for a bit of history you can read the original reviews here crane skywave crane skywave ssb most of this information still applies to the still available original skywave and the upgraded skywave ssb 2 the ssb 2 arrives nicely packaged with a handy protective travel pouch a reel up sw antenna a set of cc earbuds and a clever antenna adapter plug which allows bare wires to be connected the skywave ssb 2 is currently selling at the end of 2022 for 169 99 2 so what is new with the ssb 2 read the c crane skywave ssb 2 review nordemende globetraveler ii i recently received a beautiful nordmende globetraveler ii radio and i was excited about it because i had briefly checked one out many years ago and was impressed fast forward 15 years and another friend sent one to me because he wasn t using it and thought i would like it well i do i m not sure exactly how many years this model was sold but i found it in the 1968 radio shack catalog and the 1969 allied catalog selling for 179 95 which translates to 4 990 in 2022 being typical of other german radios of the era such as the large grundigs it is a very large heavy chassis with an incredibly complex design housed in a leatherette covered wooden cabinet many technicians have quipped that if there was a more complex way to do something that s how these old german radios were designed and they can sometimes be a real challenge to service due their complexity and difficult access we ll take a close look inside work out a few problems then see how well it performs read the nordmende globetraveler ii review sony icf p27 am fm pocket portable and a comparison with the previous icf p26 the sony icf p27 is a very basic small am fm portable radio which is well suited for non critical use where size and weight are of prime concern it replaces the similar looking icf p26 which may still available at increasing prices as a discontinued model the icf p27 is currently selling for 23 88 at amazon and the other usual retailers the sony p27 appears virtually identical to the outgoing p26 but is a total internal redesign using a dsp chip whereas the p26 was all analog we ll put them side by side to see how they compare read the sony icf p27 review crane fm transmitter 3 i have been using c crane s fm transmitters since the original model was introduced many years ago their new fm transmitter 3 is an upgrade over their previous transmitter 2 which in turn was a substantial improvement over the original fm transmitter once again c crane has taken a singularly excellent product and made it even better most of my career was as a professional broadcaster but i ve also been a home hobby broadcaster since i was 13 years old and i still love the ability to program my own radio station with exactly the stuff i want to hear we ll check out the new c crane fm transmitter 3 and discuss ways to enhance your enjoyment of it read the c crane fm transmitter 3 review zenith royal 500n g royal 555g suncharger am radios the zenith royal 500n g royal 555g were introduced in 1965 and were available in white or charcoal they were the last of the famed royal 500 line one of the most iconic lines of its day they were later rebadged as the royal 41 and royal 56 to freshen their names but they used the same circuits and were therefore identical in everything but their model numbers this renaming is something zenith did with some of their other models in the mid to later 60 s when new product introductions were expected each year the 500n and 555g were identical radios with the only differences being the suncharger on the royal 555 the 500n ran on regular aa cells the suncharger feature was a first for zenith and makes the 555 an interesting model but how does it compare with the earlier royal 500 s read the zenith royal 500 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